Before this awful apparition, I retreat in terror that is upon me as I write.
在这个可怕的幽灵出现之前，我在恐惧中退却，这种恐惧在我写作时伴随着我。
2
I am not precisely sure how long I stayed frozen in that position, but the next thing I recall is the apparition vanishing before my eyes.
我不能精准地确定我在那个位置上呆了多久，但我记得的下一件事就是那个幽灵在我眼前消失了。
3
This apparition grew to an old age, until he reached a maturity he could not improve on, and now he haunts the church in which his parents had married.